MicroStrategy 8⢠to be Unveiled
MCLEAN, Va., (January 13, 2005) –
MicroStrategy(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, will host its annual worldwide user conference, MicroStrategy World 2005, starting January 31, 2005 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. MicroStrategy expects to draw over 1,000 conference attendees to the four-day event featuring 110 educational sessions, dozens of customer speakers from leading global organizations, and a twenty-company partner showcase highlighted by platinum sponsors IBM(R) and Teradata(R).
MicroStrategy World 2005 will also feature the live launch of MicroStrategy 8(TM), the highly anticipated upgrade to MicroStrategy’s industrial-strength Business Intelligence (BI) platform which has been in development for over two years. MicroStrategy 8(TM) includes an array of technical advances for the industry which will give companies new abilities to:
# extend business intelligence easily to everyone in the enterprise — from the most novice business users to the most sophisticated data analysts;
# deliver richer reporting and scorecard experience for business people; and
# reduce the time to design and deliver new reports and analyses throughout an enterprise and to partners and customers.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear keynote addresses by industry thought leaders, including MicroStrategy’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Saylor, Information Week Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Stahl, and OLAP Survey author Nigel Pendse, as they share their insights and predictions for the evolution of business intelligence and information technology.
Conference tracks will include: Reporting and Analyzing Business Performance; Advanced Reporting Techniques; Advanced BI Applications Development; Application Customization and Integration; Application Deployment, Administration, and Performance Tuning; and Customer Best Practices. Attendees will choose from 110 sessions of tutorials, discussions, and case studies geared to every level of expertise, from novices to advanced power users.
Executives from more than 30 world-class companies will share real-world case studies illuminating how they have used MicroStrategy to increase revenue, reduce operational costs, and improve growth. These companies include Ace Hardware Corporation, Ahold, Bank of Montreal, Charter Communications, Coca-Cola Bottler Sales and Service, Comcast, Cytokinetics, eBay, FedEx, Freddie Mac, Hallmark Cards, IMS Health, Ingenix, Intel, Lowe’s Companies, Meredith Corporation, MetLife, PPL Corporation, Premier, R.H. Donnelley, Redecard, Southern California Edison, Sprint, TRX, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, US Postal Service, Verispan, Visa (Inovant), Watkins Motor Lines and Wells Fargo.
The exciting combination of speakers, content and locations has led attendees to praise previous MicroStrategy World events:
“MicroStrategy World helps companies like Caremark maximize our investment in this vital technology, by developing and augmenting the expertise of professionals who are at the forefront of business intelligence. This conference is unrivaled in its industry because it offers countless opportunities for growth and learning.” — Jan Lethen, Director of Knowledge Management, Caremark Rx
“MicroStrategy World 2004 was the best MicroStrategy World event yet and I have attended them all. Thanks for a great conference!” — Todd Norris, Manager of Decision Support Services, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
“MicroStrategy World 2004 was very educational and lots of fun — great job on producing a great event! We look forward to next year’s conference.” — Hemini Shah, Lead Developer, Ahold Information Services
“We are excited to be offering a strong conference in 2005, with outstanding speakers, insightful content, and valuable networking opportunities,” said Sanju Bansal, vice chairman and chief operating officer of MicroStrategy. “Our guests can look forward to a vibrant exchange of new ideas and fresh solutions to the complex and ever-evolving issues in business intelligence.”
Up-to-date agenda and registration information for MicroStrategy World 2005 is available at http://www.microstrategyworld.com. A 32-page copy of the Preliminary Program Guide is also available at http://www.microstrategyworld.com.
About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a worldwide leader in the business intelligence software market. Leading Fortune 2000 companies are increasingly integrating MicroStrategy’s business monitoring, reporting, and analysis software into their operations. The MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform(TM) distills vast amounts of data into vital insight to help drive cost-efficiency, revenue-generation, and productivity. Top companies are using MicroStrategy to cost-effectively empower thousands of employees, partners, and suppliers with the business insight they need to make better business decisions everyday.
MicroStrategy has over 2,800 enterprise-class customers, including Aventis, eBay, General Motors, Lowe’s Companies, Pfizer, Sprint, Telecom Italia, U.S. Postal Service, Visa International, Wells Fargo, and Yahoo!. MicroStrategy also has relationships with over 300 systems integrators and application development and platform partners, including HP, IBM, PeopleSoft, Sun, and Teradata, a division of NCR. MicroStrategy is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol MSTR. For more information or to purchase or demo MicroStrategy’s software, visit MicroStrategy’s Web site at http://www.microstrategy.com.
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Bill Chatterton
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
703-744-3281
bchatterton@microstrategy.com
Source: MicroStrategy